Tractor-trailer fire shuts down part of I-85

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Most of Interstate 85 northbound is shut down after a tractor-trailer caught fire.

Emergency crews are at the scene near mile marker 124 after part of the tractor-trailer caught fire, and there is debris scattered along the roadway.

The Georgia State Patrol told Channel 2 Action News that a blown-out tire caused the fire.